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Organ Plus Concert is Oct. 18 at First Lutheran Church

The Chautauqua Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will sponsor an Organ Plus Concert on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 3 p.m. at First Lutheran Church. The concert will feature music by American composers, plus students playing Bach selections, in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary ...

Eckwahl named new BPU communications coordinator

Megan Arnone Eckwahl has been named to succeed Rebecca Irwin Robbins, who is retiring after 20 years as the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities communications coordinator. Eckwahl leaves her role as manager of marketing and communications for the National Comedy Center and Lucy-Desi Museum, ...

School Boards Association schedules events

The Chautauqua County School Boards Association will hold several programs throughout the 2026-27 school year. The 2026–2027 schedule features a range of topics—from emerging technology and state learning frameworks to legal and organizational strategies—offered through general membership dinners, virtual discussions, and annual gatherings: Oct. 21: NY Inspires and Portrait of a Graduate Update, presented by David Frank, state Education Department assistant commissioner, and Shannon Logan, state Education Department director of strategy, held at the State University at Fredonia ...

Southwestern MS names September Students of Month

 Southwestern Middle School officials recently named its Students of the Month for September. They are: Constelleia Gould, sixth grade and the daughter of Carrie and Jesse Gould. Constelleia’s favorite subjects in school are science, gym, and ELA. She plays basketball and is interested ...

Retool WNY to host free Manufacturing Crossroads event

Regional manufacturers are invited to attend a free Manufacturing Crossroads event co-sponsored by the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities’ Retool WNY initiative and Properly Works, a regional automation systems vendor, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Northwest Arena’s Arena Club. The drop-in event from 2 to 5 p.m. will allow attendees to see automation solutions that solve manufacturing challenges and talk with business consultants about available grants and funding opportunities for equipment additions to their production lines. The solutions are designed to address production line ...